The Business Leader's Advisor
When Mike Vetter’s dream of owning a Lamborghini didn’t come to fruition, he built one himself. Now he earns a living making his own supercars. The 8000 square foot converted airplane hangar in Florida is littered with giant styrofoam blocks, fiberglass molds, sheet metal, and the guts of chopped up chassis. These components will be […]
Forever 21, the fashion chain known for its ultra-trendy, low-price offerings, filed for bankruptcy as a result of a rapid expansion while consumer tastes in both what they wanted to wear and how they wanted to shophas changed significantly. The bankruptcy signals the end of an era in shopping, but not the demise of fast fashion. Forever 21 offered […]
Some of the world’s most productive countries, like Norway, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands, on average work around 27 hours a week They are also among the top ten countries with the highest annual salaries. On the other hand, Japan, notorious for overworked employees, ranks as the 20th out of 35 countries for productivity. Why would […]
In the 1970s, the U.S. Department of Energy poured money into creating a miraculous technology: converting sunlight into electricity. Solar energy was a pipe dream, far too expensive and unreliable to be considered. Solar power installations cost 80% less today than a decade ago. Alternative energy (like wind and solar) is now cheaper than conventional […]
Ana Gavia, 26, never intended to become a full-time entrepreneur. Looking for a way to make money while studying podiatric medicine at La Trobe University in Australia, she decided to start a side hustle selling a bathing suit she designed on the internet. She’d grown up on a coastal beach town and had always had […]